He also appeared in Daughter Dora ド ラ マ drama CD where he claims to have experience flying multiple variable fighters in his youth. In the novelization of the television series, he was said to be a commander of the base during U.N. Spacy, and was the superior to Ozma Lee, who at the time was assigned as a substitute pilot.

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A former soldier and Valkyrie pilot of the U.N. Spacy, Wilder lost an arm during combat. Prior to his military career, he was an avid surfer. He takes his responsibilities as captain of the Macross Quarter very seriously, and has an unparalleled skill in tactical warfare.

Despite his gruff demeanor while on the bridge, he has a humorous character hailing back to his surfer days. He cares for his subordinates deeply, entrusting them to carry the mission through. He genuinely loves life, but often has to keep his enthusiasm in check for those under his command. He had long been single after his wife left him for another man.[1]

Wilder is a veteran officer that once served the U.N. Spacy. As an officer of the private military company, S.M.S., he resents meddling from the Frontier government and shows his contempt when Catherine Glass, daughter of President Howard Glass, is brought aboard to observe a crucial mission to rescue refugee ships from the Macross Galaxy fleet. Their relationship softens somewhat as he realizes Catherine is nothing like her father. (F: "First Attack") He himself has several nasty encounters with would-be rebel Leon Mishima as he rests control from the Frontier government later in the series.

In the Frontier television series, Monica reveals her crush towards Wilder while gossiping with her fellow bridge officers. In Macross Frontier Movie: The Wings of Goodbye, this relationship is further explored, with Monica having several scenes with Wilder in the beach.

The S.M.S. team's design concept team wanted the group to be a "pirate" organization of sorts and Wilder as a "Man of the Sea". He wears goggles around on the neck per a request by Shōji Kawamori. The above-mentioned depiction of Wilder as a surfer was not included in the original Macross Frontier television setting, was was later incorporated in the film Macross Frontier Movie: The Wings of Goodbye.[2]